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From: hardin@hpindda.HP.COM (John Hardin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Zortech is incompatible with TurboC
Message-ID: <4330118@hpindda.HP.COM>
Date: 15 Dec 88 01:40:35 GMT
References: <8000029@m.cs.uiuc.edu>
Organization: HP Information Networks, Cupertino, CA
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>I recently received Zortech C++ for my PS-2/50.  But very soon I
>found out that I might have made a mistake.  I have lots of code written
>in Turbo C and a few in Microsoft C.  There seems no way that I can
>use Zortech C to compile my code without rewriting Turbo C library
>routines myself.  
> ...  
>
>Anyone has any ideas what I should do if I still want to switch to C++?
>A C++ translator makes more sense to me now.
>
>-Ron
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I, too, have both Zortech C++ and Borland's Turbo C.  I'm convinced that
sooner or later Borland will have to come out with a C++ compiler.  With
enough input from customers it will hopefully be sooner.  There has begun
to be some discussion of C++ (specifically Zortech's) on Borland's own
forum on CompuServe.  I assume that the more requests they get for C++
the sooner they will take the language seriously.  You might want to add
your voice to this clammor for C++.  Give them a call.

Unfortunately, though the language (C, that is) is being standardized, 
I suspect things
like graphics libraries will continue to tie you to a particular vendor
for a long time to come.

John Hardin
hardin%hpindda@hplabs.hp.com
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